Hail, Laramie
- When
- July 19, 12:20 PM MST to 12:22 PM MST
- Where
- Laramie County, 10 mi NE of Cheyenne
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.230, -104.680
Flood and Hail in Wyoming, July 19, 1997
1 hail, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The Cheyenne radar (KCYS), 14 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:21 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Platte
- When
- July 19, 1:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Platte County, Guernsey
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 42.133, -104.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Time approximate; road washed out near Platte River.
Thunderstorm Wind, Platte
- When
- July 19, 1:30 PM MST to 1:32 PM MST
- Where
- Platte County, Guernsey
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 42.270, -104.730
Time approximate; residential storm window blown out, large tree split.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 19 to 30, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, July 19, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 19, 1997
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, July 19, 1997
- Wildfire in New Jersey, July 19 to 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 19, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 19, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 19, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 19, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 19, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, July 19, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 19, 1997
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, July 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5607046, 5607047, 5607048.